Indie filmmaker Bigfoot has an inside track to theater
Bigfoot Entertainment, which makes movies and TV shows for international markets, recently bought the Majestic Crest in Westwood. The firm plans to screen mostly mainstream releases and showcase its own films. Most independent filmmakers are lucky if they can get their movies in theaters.
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ESPN Reminds New York Yankees How to Bomb in the Postseason
On Tuesday nights, ESPN’s creative and compelling 30 for 30 documentary series airs. Each episode is a mini-documentary film about the biggest sports stories over the 30 years ESPN has been around and also directed by 30 different filmmakers, hence the title. Passionate sports fans are completely immersed in every documentary because even if you are unfamiliar with the topic each one is truly …
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The woman behind ‘Catfish’s’ mystery
Ethical issues arise after she leads documentary filmmakers on a strange odyssey. Maintaining privacy in the digital age is no easy feat — particularly if you are the subject of a movie.
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